FAI’s return to Anthony Barry casts more doubt on direction of draining managerial search

Anthony Barry was part of Stephen Kenny's backroom team in 2021 before he took up a coaching role with Belgium. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Daniel McDonnell

It wasn’t the only thing that Marc Canham said at the press conference that confirmed John O’Shea as Ireland’s new interim boss, but it may as well have been.

There are three words that have followed the FAI’s director of football around during the latter half of Ireland’s search for a new boss. Existing. Contractual. Obligations.

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